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The most useful 2000 words in English
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These are the most common 2000 words in English. They are the most useful words for your study of English because you will meet them very often. You cannot learn English without them!! You have no choice but to learn these words if you wish to learn even basic English. However, you probably already know most of these words. Look through this list and underline any words and phrases you do not know. There are no numbers, days and months in this list.
able
Be very careful of 2 things
be able to do sthg
Because you may know the word as a verb does not mean you know the noun
about
remember that there are word family members to learn too. E.g. help > helps, helping, helped, helpful, helpless, unhelpful etc.
above
sthg = something s/one = someone s/where = somewhere
an absence to buy (sthg) means 'to buy' or 'to buy something'
absolutely to meet (s/one) means 'to meet' or 'to meet someone'
academic
to agree (with s/one) means 'to agree' or 'to agree with someone'
to accept sthg
to teach (sthg (to s/one)) means 'to teach', 'to teach someone'; 'to teach something' or 'to teach something to someone'
access
an accident
to accompany s/one
according to s/one or sthg
an account
to account for sthg
to achieve sthg
an achievement
an acid
to acquire sthg
across
an act

to act
an action
active
an activity
actual
actually
to add (sthg)
an addition
additional
an address
to address s/one or sthg
an administration
to admit sthg
to adopt s/one
an adult
an advance
an advantage
advice
to advise (s/one)
an affair
to affect sthg
to afford sthg
afraid
after

an afternoon
afterwards
again
against
an age

an agency
an agent
ago
to agree (with s/one)
an agreement
ahead
aid
an aim
to aim for sthg
to aim to + verb
air
an aircraft
all
to allow sthg
almost
alone
alone
along
already
alright
also
alternative
an alternative
although
always
among
amongst
an amount
an analysis
ancient

and
an animal
to announce sthg
annual
another
an answer
to answer (s/one)
any
anybody
anyone
anything
anyway

apart
apparent
apparently
an appeal
to appeal (to s/one)
to appear (in sthg)
to appear at a place
an appearance
an application
to apply (to s/one)
to apply (for sthg)
to appoint s/one
an appointment
an approach
to approach s/one
appropriate
to approve (sthg)

an area
to argue (with s/one)
an argument
to arise
an arm
an army
around
to arrange sthg
an arrangement
to arrive (at a place)
(an) art
an article
an artist
as
to ask (s/one)
an aspect
an assembly
to assess sthg
an assessment
an asset
to associate with s/one
an association
to assume sthg
an assumption
at
an atmosphere
to attach sthg (to sthg)
an attack
to attack (s/one)
an attempt

to attempt sthg
to attend (sthg)
attention
an attitude
to attract s/one or sthg
attractive
an audience
an author
an authority
available
average
to avoid s/one or sthg
an award
to award sthg to s/one
aware
away
a baby
back
a back
a background
bad
a bag
a balance
a ball
a band
a bank
a bar
a base
to base sthg on sthg

basic
a basis
a battle
to be
to bear sthg
to beat s/one
beautiful
because
to become sthg or s/one
a bed
a bedroom
before
to begin sthg
a beginning
a behaviour
behind
a belief
to believe (s/one)

to believe in sthg
to belong to sthg
below
beneath
a benefit
beside
best
better
between
beyond
big

a bill
to bind sthg
a bird
a birth
a bit
black
a block
blood
bloody
to blow
blue
a board
a boat
a body
a bone
a book
a border
both
a bottle
a bottom
a box
a boy
a brain
a branch
to break sthg
a breath
a bridge
brief
bright
to bring sthg

broad
a brother
a budget
to build sthg
a building
to burn sthg

a bus
a business
busy
but
to buy (sthg)
by
a cabinet
a call
to call s/one
a campaign
can do / be /have
a candidate
capable
a capacity
a capital
a car
a card
care
to care (for s/one or sthg)
a career
careful
carefully
to carry sthg

a case
cash
a cat
to catch (sthg)
a category
a cause
to cause sthg
a cell
central
a centre (or center)
a century
certain
certainly
a chain
a chair
a chairman
a challenge
a chance
a change
to change (sthg)
a channel
a chapter
a character
a characteristic

a charge
to charge s/one
cheap
to check sthg
a chemical

chief
a child
a choice
to choose sthg or s/one
a church
a circle
a circumstance
a citizen
a city
civil
a claim
to claim sthg
a class
clean
clear
to clear sthg
clearly
a client
to climb (sthg)
be close (to sthg)
to close sthg
closely
clothes
a club
coal
(a) code
(a) coffee
cold
a colleague
to collect sthg

a collection
a college
a colour
a combination
to combine sthg
to come
a comment
to comment (on sthg)
commercial
a commission
to commit sthg
a commitment

a committee
common
(a) communication
a community
a company
to compare sthg (with sthg)
a comparison
a competition
complete
to complete sthg
completely
complex
a component
a computer
to concentrate (on sthg)
a concentration
a concept

a concern
to concern oneself with sthg
concerned
to conclude sthg
a conclusion
a condition
to conduct sthg
a conference
confidence
to confirm sthg
a conflict
a congress
to connect sthg (with sthg)
a connection
a consequence
conservative
to consider sthg
considerable
a consideration
to consist of sthg
constant
a construction
a consumer
a contact
to contact s/one
to contain sthg
content
a context
to continue sthg
a contract

a contrast
to contribute to sthg
a contribution
(a) control
to control sthg
a convention
a conversation
a copy
a corner
corporate
correct
'cos (because)
a cost
to cost
could do / be /
a council
to count sthg
a country
a county
a couple
a course
a court
a cover
to cover sthg
to create (sthg)
a creation
credit
(a) crime
criminal

a crisis
a criterion
critical
(a) criticism
to cross sthg
a crowd
to cry
cultural
(a) culture
a cup
current
currently
a curriculum
a customer
a cut
to cut sthg
damage
to damage sthg

a danger
dangerous
dark
data
a date
to date s/one
a daughter
a day
dead
a deal
to deal with s/one or sthg

(a) death
a debate
a debt
a decade
to decide sthg
a decision
to declare sthg
deep
a defence
a defense
a defendant
to define sthg
a definition
a degree
to deliver sthg
a demand
to demand sthg
democratic
to demonstrate sthg
to deny sthg
a department
to depend on sthg or s/one
a deputy
to derive sthg
to describe sthg
a description
a design
to design sthg
(a) desire
a desk

despite
to destroy sthg
a detail
detailed
to determine sthg
to develop sthg

a development
a device
to die
a difference
different
difficult
a difficulty
a dinner
direct
to direct sthg
a direction
directly
a director
to disappear
a discipline
to discover sthg
to discuss sthg
a discussion
a disease
a display
to display sthg
a distance
a distinction

a distribution
a district
to divide sthg
a division
to do sthg
a doctor
a document
a dog
domestic
a door
double
a doubt
down
to draw sthg
a drawing
a dream
a dress
to dress
a drink
to drink (sthg)
a drive
to drive sthg
a driver
to drop sthg

a drug
dry
due
during
a duty

each
an ear
early
to earn sthg
an earth
easily
east
easy
to eat (sthg)
economic
an economy
an edge
an editor
an education
educational
an effect
effective
effectively
an effort
an egg
either
elderly
an election
an element
else
elsewhere
to emerge
an emphasis
to employ s/one
an employee

an employer
employment
empty
to enable sthg to +verb
to encourage sthg
to encourage (s/one to do )
an end
to end sthg
an enemy
energy
an engine
engineering

to enjoy sthg
enough
to ensure sthg +verb(+s)
to enter sthg
an enterprise
entire
entirely
to entitle s/one to sthg
an entry
an environment
environmental
equal
equally
an equipment
an error
to escape (from sthg or s/one)
especially

essential
to establish sthg
an establishment
an estate
to estimate sthg
even
an evening
an event
eventually
ever
every
everybody
everyone
everything
evidence
exactly
an examination
to examine sthg or s/one
an example
excellent
except
an exchange
an executive
an exercise
to exercise
an exhibition
to exist
an existence
existing
to expect sthg

to expect s/one to do sthg
an expectation
an expenditure
an expense
expensive
an experience
to experience
an experiment
an expert
to explain (sthg)
an explanation
to explore (sthg)
to express sthg (to s/one)
an expression
to extend sthg
an extent
external
extra
extremely
an eye
a face
to face sthg or s/one
a facility
a fact
a factor
a factory
to fail (sthg)
a failure
fair

fairly
a faith
a fall
to fall
familiar
a family
famous
far
a farm
a farmer
a fashion
fast
a father
a favour
a fear
to fear sthg or s/one
a feature
a fee

to feel sthg
a feeling
female
few
(a) few
a field
to fight (s/one)
a figure
a file
to fill sthg
a film

final
finally
finance
financial
to find sthg or s/one
a finding
fine
a finger
to finish sthg
a fire
a firm
first
a fish
to fit
to fix sthg
a flat
a flight
a floor
a flow
a flower
to fly (sthg)
to focus (on sthg)
to follow sthg or s/one
following
a food
a foot
a football
for
a force
to force s/one to do sthg

foreign
a forest
to forget (sthg or s/one)
a form
to form sthg
formal

former
forward
a foundation
free
a freedom
frequently
fresh
a friend
from
front
the front
a fruit
a fuel
full
fully
a function
a fund
funny
further
future
a future
to gain sthg
a game

a garden
a gas
a gate
to gather (sthg or s/one)
general
a general
generally
to generate sthg
a generation
a gentleman
to get sthg
a girl
to give sthg
a glass
to go somewhere
to go to (+ name)
a goal
a god
a gold
good
goods
a government
a grant
to grant s/one sthg

great
green
grey (or gray)
a ground
a group

to grow (sthg)
growing
a growth
a guest
a guide
a gun
a hair
half of sthg
a half
a hall
a hand
to hand sthg (to s/one)
to handle sthg
to hang sthg (on sthg)
to happen
happy
hard
hardly
to hate sthg or s/one
to have sthg
he
a head
to head somewhere
a health
can hear (sthg)
to hear (sthg)
a heart
a heat
heavy
hell

a help
to help (s/one with sthg)
hence
her
here
herself
to hide (sthg or s/one)
high
highly
a hill
him
himself

his
historical
a history
to hit sthg or s/one
to hold sthg
a hole
a holiday
(a) home
a hope
to hope (for sthg)
a horse
a hospital
hot
a hotel
a hour
a house
a household

housing
how
however
huge
human
a human
to hurt (s/one or sthg)
a husband
I
an idea
to identify s/one
if
to ignore s/one
to illustrate sthg
an image
to imagine (sthg)
immediate
immediately
an impact
an implication
to imply sthg
importance
important
to impose s/one with sthg
impossible
an impression
to improve sthg
an improvement
in
an incident

to include sthg (in sthg)
including
an income
an increase
to increase sthg
increased
increasingly
indeed
independent
an index
to indicate sthg
individual
an individual
industrial
an industry
(an) influence
to influence sthg or s/one
to inform s/one about sthg
to inform s/one of sthg
information
initial
an initiative
an injury
inside
to insist on sthg
an instance
instead
an institute
an institution

an instruction
an instrument
insurance
to intend to do sthg
to intend doing sthg
an intention
an interest
interested
interesting
internal
international
an interpretation
an interview
into
to introduce s/one (to s/one)
an introduction
to investigate (sthg)
an investigation

an investment
to invite s/one (to s/where)
to involve s/one (in sthg)
an iron
an island
an issue
to issue sthg
it
an item
its
itself

a job
to join sthg (to sthg)
joint
a journey
a judge
to judge (sthg)
to jump
just
a justice
to keep sthg
key
a key
a kid
to kill (s/one)
a kind
a king
a kitchen
a knee
to know (sthg)
a knowledge
labour
a lack of sthg
a lady
a land
a language
large
largely
last
to last
late

later
latter
to laugh (at sthg)
to laugh (with s/one)
to laugh about sthg
to launch sthg